The moment

Wei and Charlotte walk out of a theater in London after a mystery called The Glass River. Charlotte loved it. Wei is confused by the ending and a little annoyed. Listen to how they disagree and still end the night happy.

The conversation

CharlotteWei
  1. Charlotte
  2. Wei
  3. Charlotte
  4. Wei
  5. Charlotte
  6. Wei
  7. Charlotte
  8. Wei
  9. Charlotte
  10. Wei
  11. Charlotte
  12. Wei

Words to know

asks for someone's opinion after something

I didn't understand something

now I understand

placed last, it adds a different point

Check yourself

1Why is Wei unhappy when they leave the theater?
2What helps Wei understand the twist?
3What does "The music was beautiful, though" show?

Practice · 3 min

Repeat each line in the gap. Then mute Wei and take his part. His "Oh. Oh, wait." is two quick sounds; the second one is higher, because that's when he finally understands.

  1. CharlotteSo? What did you think?
  2. WeiHonestly? I didn't really get the ending.
  3. CharlotteReally? I loved the ending.
  4. WeiWas the sister alive the whole time?
  5. CharlotteYes. That was the twist.
  6. WeiBut she was in the river in the first scene.
  7. CharlotteThat was her twin. Remember the red coat?
  8. WeiOh. Oh, wait. That makes sense now.
  9. CharlotteSee? It's kind of clever.
  10. WeiOK, it's clever. But it's also a little too long.
  11. CharlotteFair. Two and a half hours is a lot.
  12. WeiThe music was beautiful, though. I'd give it an eight.

Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.